Jefferson sends secret letter to Congress, Jan. 18, 1803 On this day in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent a secret letter to Congress, seeking financing for a transcontinental exploration that became the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806. Jefferson sought an appropriation of $2,500, the equivalent of about $50,000 today.
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